HETERADELPHIA
\hˌɛtəɹˈe͡ɪdlfi͡ə], \hˌɛtəɹˈeɪdlfiə], \h_ˌɛ_t_ə_ɹ_ˈeɪ_d_l_f_iə]\
Definitions of HETERADELPHIA
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A double monstrosity, in which the components of the double bodies are very unequal, and of which one portion may be regarded as the stem or trunk, to which another organized part, or even a whole body, less developed than itself, is affixed like a parasite.
By Robley Dunglison
